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Part of Sherman Oaks looks thisclose to success

Outgoing City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel and the City Council Education and Neighborhood Committee have gone where both the Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Councils have not — approving the inclusion of the 1,800-resident Van Nuys neighborhood bordered by Hazeltine Avenue to the east, Sepulveda Boulevard to the west, Burbank Boulevard to the south and Oxnard Street to the north, according to the story by Daily News City Hall reporter Rick Orlov in the story linked to above.

Things about the story, as it stands, that are different than what was previously proposed are:

The northern “border” of what might be Sherman Oaks is listed as Oxnard Street. Previous information from Part of Sherman Oaks indicated that the northern border it sought was either Emelita or Tiara streets. If by that they meant the inclusion of those streets, both the north and south sides, then a border of Oxnard Street would indicate that all of Tiara (the street just south of Oxnard Street) would be included in the new Sherman Oaks.

Would this also mean, by extension, that the many auto-repair businesses on the south side of Oxnard Street would also be in Sherman Oaks?

So what’s standing between this now-Van Nuys neighborhood actually becoming part of Sherman Oaks? Unlike the last time a hunk of Van Nuys was added to Sherman Oaks, when the Chandler Estates area got its name change, it takes more than the approval of the area’s City Council member.

Instead, the measure to bring the neighborhood into Sherman Oaks must pass the entire City Council.

Questions: Why should the rest of the City Council, aside from the outgoing Wendy Greuel, care? What political favors, if any, do the other council members owe to the Part of Sherman Oaks people? And what do they owe to the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association and the two neighborhood councils that oppose the move?

Yes–I felt the earthquake–my house is moving from Van Nuys to Sherman Oaks.

Yes–that PART OF SHERMAN OAKS has already voted–with the help of the realtors who wanted this. I heard one of the realtors call herself “The Unofficial Mayor of a
PART OF SHERMAN OAKS.” All the best–I live in that neighborhood–I voted to try to “save Van Nuys”–now I get the “naming bonus”.

Even the OXNARD ST boundary is about right–the DAILY NEWS writers failed to mention the skirmish line of illegal alien workers who–probably–sadly–really define the border from the high-class Sherman Oaks–and low class Van Nuys.

For members of Van Nuys Neighborhood Council and Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council–the message is different. They do try–they may protect “small corners”–because they can’t “reach out” to the larger community they serve.

I understand this–as a VN Neighborhood Council member–I tried to save the City’s l927 Van Nuys library–the only Spanish colonial building in the area–a little jewel from an old Van Nuys. No one from Van Nuys
remembered the grand building–no one from Sherman Oaks was curious enough to find it.

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nuys

As a resident near the neighborhood in question in Van Nuys, I strongly oppose the name change. It will do nothing to help the area as a whole and will only succeed in increasing property values for the homeowners in said neighborhood.

My tax dollars are going to be spent on the new signs, that these people will probably demand, and maps that will need to be redrawn. I feel that this is a horrible waste considering the current economic climate.

The people in this fight appear to care for nothing but their own gain.

Mark Bouche

Let’s be honest here. Those of us in the area wanted to improve our property value by leaving an undesirable, industrial dump we were never really a part of. Members of the “real” Van Nuys fought to keep from sliding further down the toilet their neighborhood has become. We bring them up, they bring us WAY down. The truth is, we have a beautiful neighborhood full of well kept homes and lush green lawns. Van Nuys is a wasteland of unlicensed food carts, undesirable living, and undocumented workers. A veritable sea of shopping carts and grafitti. It is horrible. And dirty. I understand Van Nuys was not always as such, however its history doesn’t affect me as much as it’s miserable present state.

This is not a statement on race, simply class.

So to Lydia Mathers and the rest of the wonderful residents of Van Nuys, I say thank you. Thank you for the time we spent, and thank you for releasing us from our bondage.

And hey, if things really do improve as the VN City Council claims will happen someday, maybe we will petition to come back to Van Nuys. I wouldn’t hold my breath though….

Bye now!

nuys

Mark darling,

Your leaving will not affect my personal property at all, since the values in my neighborhood are more than yours and, dare I say, my neighborhood is nicer than yours. How many movie and commercial shoots exist in your neighborhood? Happens here about twice a month.

I am against this because of the detriment to the area in general, not just my own personal gain. How many areas can be carved out of Van Nuys? What will be left?

Don’t worry, I’m sure the hookers on Sepulveda will respect your new name and be polite enough not to travel south of Oxnard. Really Mark, because of your proximity to Van Nuys downtown and Sepulveda, you should be very concerned about area conditions.

Say hi to the hoes for me.

Mark Bouche

Nuys, you are a simpleton. Are you a crazy old coot or codger, or are you truly mentally retarded? If it is the latter then I apologize proactively for everything I am about to say. Let me clearly state your position thus far:

You are against the name change because of your tax dollars going to change road signs and re-drawing maps. You believe that your miserable sense of self worth is somehow tied to how your neighborhood compares with mine. You further feel that this comparison can be judged by how many movies and commercials shoot there a month.

Did I miss anything? Your nonsensical ramblings, although amusing as hell, will not change the fact that Van Nuys is a sh*thole. Your knowledge and familiarity with street walkers on Sepulveda (which is none of my business) will not change the fact that Van Nuys is a gross and disgusting place to even drive through. Look, people in VAN NUYS are grossed out by people in Van Nuys. It is the armpit of the valley (your home being the anus). Did you know people from Van Nuys sneak back into Mexico for a better life?

You ask how many areas can be cut out of Van Nuys? Just the good ones, honey. You wonder what will be left? 1 million illegals, your simple ass, and your precious hookers.

Bye now!

Mark Bouche

Nuys, you are a simpleton. Are you a crazy old coot or codger, or are you truly mentally retarded? If it is the latter then I apologize proactively for everything I am about to say. Let me clearly state your position thus far:

You are against the name change because of your tax dollars going to change road signs and re-drawing maps. You believe that your miserable sense of self worth is somehow tied to how your neighborhood compares with mine. You further feel that this comparison can be judged by how many movies and commercials shoot there a month.

Did I miss anything? Your nonsensical ramblings, although amusing as hell, will not change the fact that Van Nuys is a sh*thole. Your knowledge and familiarity with street walkers on Sepulveda (which is none of my business) will not change the fact that Van Nuys is a gross and disgusting place to even drive through. Look, people in VAN NUYS are grossed out by people in Van Nuys. It is the armpit of the valley (your home being the anus). Did you know people from Van Nuys sneak back into Mexico for a better life?

You ask how many areas can be cut out of Van Nuys? Just the good ones, honey. You wonder what will be left? 1 million illegals, your simple ass, and your precious hookers.

Bye now!

nuys

At least I know how to post something only once.

nuys

At least I know how to post something only once.

nuys

At least I know how to post something only once.

nuys

Wow Bouche,

Really clever signing in as me and duplicating my post.

It’s impressive since you use terms like “coot” and “codger”-you’ve gotta be at least over 60 to be throwin’ hip terms like that around.

I’m amazed that at your age, you’re able to figure out this whole interweb thing at all.

Just turn on Fox news and let the calming words of Bill O’Reilly wash over you. Papa Bear will make it all better. It’s all a bad dream. There are no Hispanics here, just you and your lilly white brethren.

Maybe if the moderator would post the IP addresses of the commenters, we could see who the real Slim Shady is.

Am I goin’ too fast for you Daddy-o.

We here in the anus Van Nuys are not as smart as you clever, clever people who live a whole 1/2 block away, it’s like a whole other world.

Mark Bouche

Nice Nuys. So now you are raving that someone is impersonating you, you want some man you call Papa Bear to wash you, and then you start spouting some 50’s bullshit about your Daddy-O.

Look, I don’t want to continue beating on you like this. You are an embarassment to Van Nuys, and those people eat their own feces. You’re not clever, you’re barely literate, and your arguments don’t show any signs of improving.

So I would like to extend the olive branch (or taco shell) and ask for peace. Our two peoples don’t have to be at odds. We complement each other, like peanut butter and jelly.

You clean my car, I tell you you missed a spot and mutter “lazy Mexican” under my breath. You clean my house, and my kids verbally berate you just because they can. You work all day on my homes and I laugh because you stink and have paint all over you.

Bottom line, you were bred for manual labor and menial tasks. You are illiterate bus people. The most work you ever did was sneaking into this country. You are the butts of everyone’s jokes, and the buttHOLE of the valley. You steal shopping carts to take your tortillas home, but then are too lazy to bring them back and leave them in your front yard. You are the ugliest of God’s children,your women look like Weeble Wobbles or fat trolls, and you smell like beans and shit.

So embrace your heritage, ’cause no one else will, and stay with your own squat,base animales. Then our people (Sherman Oaks folks now, mind you) won’t have as much of a problem with you.

Bye Now! Jerkoff.

Mark Bouche

Nice Nuys. So now you are raving that someone is impersonating you, you want some man you call Papa Bear to wash you, and then you start spouting some 50’s bullshit about your Daddy-O.

Look, I don’t want to continue beating on you like this. You are an embarassment to Van Nuys, and those people eat their own feces. You’re not clever, you’re barely literate, and your arguments don’t show any signs of improving.

So I would like to extend the olive branch (or taco shell) and ask for peace. Our two peoples don’t have to be at odds. We complement each other, like peanut butter and jelly.

You clean my car, I tell you you missed a spot and mutter “lazy Mexican” under my breath. You clean my house, and my kids verbally berate you just because they can. You work all day on my homes and I laugh because you stink and have paint all over you.

Bottom line, you were bred for manual labor and menial tasks. You are illiterate bus people. The most work you ever did was sneaking into this country. You are the butts of everyone’s jokes, and the buttHOLE of the valley. You steal shopping carts to take your tortillas home, but then are too lazy to bring them back and leave them in your front yard. You are the ugliest of God’s children,your women look like Weeble Wobbles or fat trolls, and you smell like beans and shit.

So embrace your heritage, ’cause no one else will, and stay with your own squat,base animales. Then our people (Sherman Oaks folks now, mind you) won’t have as much of a problem with you.

Bye Now! Jerkoff.

nuys

Wow Bouche,

Really clever signing in as me and duplicating my post.

It’s impressive since you use terms like “coot” and “codger”-you’ve gotta be at least over 60 to be throwin’ hip terms like that around.

I’m amazed that at your age, you’re able to figure out this whole interweb thing at all.

Just turn on Fox news and let the calming words of Bill O’Reilly wash over you. Papa Bear will make it all better. It’s all a bad dream. There are no Hispanics here, just you and your lilly white brethren.

Maybe if the moderator would post the IP addresses of the commenters, we could see who the real Slim Shady is.

Am I goin’ too fast for you Daddy-o.

We here in the anus Van Nuys are not as smart as you clever, clever people who live a whole 1/2 block away, it’s like a whole other world.

nuys

Wow, yet another duplication of an earlier post of mine…so clever.

The most humorous thing about your whole rant is that I am caucasian, not that it should matter.

I am sure you will have issue with that as well.

I imagine that Sherman Oaks will be proud to have people like you included that can articulate their thoughts in such a manner as you.

It’s unfortunate that you will still have to deal with the hispanics that are in your area regardless as to what your hood is named. Unfortunate, that is, for the hispanics and anyone else that is forced to listen to this sort of crap.

I feel really bad for your kids. Seriously, no sarcasm intended. You should find a healthy way to vent your anger. Therapy can do wonders.

Adios amigo

HackerChecker

I am suspicious of the ridiculous commenter “Marc Bouche,” “bouche” meaning mouth in French. He strike me as being a rather obvious PLANT designed to make the proponents of the name change look bad.

To Other Readers: BE SUSPICIOUS!

I am made even more SUSPICIOUS by the fact that these horrible “Bouche comments” are now being posted on other sites, offered as “evidence” for the rudeness of the name change proponents. I have to say, while I was not for the name change and I spoke rather aggressively with several different people who were for it, they were ALL very nice and polite, nothing at all like this jerk.

Furthermore, After hearing their rationale, I became convinced and a support of the name change, even those my neighborhood is outside the zone. You can see some of their reasoning on the website

HC, I don’t understand your word games. Nor why you claim I am a plant. I would claim you were a mineral if turd was a mineral.

You don’t live in the area being discussed? So you don’t live in Sherman Oaks? You’re a scumbag then, by definition. Sorry. Should have gone to college, gotten an education, married rich. But you didn’t, wallow in it. Scumbag.

Now Nuys, you are a caucasian dirtbag,
You are correct. I DO have an issue with you being white. WTF are you doing in Van Nuys? Going on safari? What are you, some jerkoff little girl who wants to prove something to daddy by living with the dirts for a couple of years, or an anthropoloigist studying the breeding frequency of human cockroaches?

You are caucasian. You incredible asshole. And the fact that you are white is NOT the most humerous part of my rant either. Not even close. That was when I called your home the anus of Van Nuys. Remember that? Hurt because it rang true, didn’t it? You looked around and said, “Yeah I do kind of live in a rectum” and you felt shame. Your little caucasian heart was broken.

I believe the good people of Sherman Oaks are ecstatic to have me representing them, and as ONE of them. I am eloquent as shit.

And stop being condescending to the poor Mexicans that will be working in my spacious, overly extravagant home (I really do live like a rich man). If they don’t steal anything or make direct eye contact with me or mine own loved ones, I MAY flip them a finback as a way of saying, “Hey, I know you are hiding out in my country illegaly, but here’s to you”.

SO, to sum up:
Heiney Checker is a big fag who should mind their own business.
Nuys is still a jerkoff, only now a causasian jerkoff, and I take issue with that.
Readers should be suspicious,
and
“bouche” is french for
“HC licks buttholes”.

Bye Now!

HackerChecker

To Other Readers– With regard to Mr. Bouche, or whatever name he prefers, it is very clear that his purpose in posting is not to further the aims of the Sherman Oaks name change group, but rather the opposite. What proponent in their right mind would be so quick to use such incredibly foul language, intertwine it with preposterous accusations and risk alienating the very people whose support they require? Note how quick he is to offend anyone who posts here, meanwhile offering no actual facts supporting his “cause.”

Hmmm, are you as SUSPICIOUS as I am?

Thank you for your time to read my post,
H.C.

nuys

Granted H.C. your points about Bouche’s language and scam potential are well taken, however, his rants are not the reason behind my opposition.

I have had many conversations with those who claim to head up this movement and for the most part, they were not to this extreme.

I posted this on the daily news blog because I think that there is a small element of truth in this, as insulting as it is.

There have been others that may or may not be a part of the “Part of Sherman Oaks” movement that have made many insulting statements about Van Nuys in quite a few places.

I feel that it is unfortunate that this movement has created an environment that makes some people think that it is okay to slam Van Nuys and the people in it.

Really wish that all of that effort instead had been used on attracting attention to the issues that Van Nuys faces and how those can be improved.

Mark Bouche

Wow. There is SO much negativity in both nuys and HC’s comments, I don’t know where to begin. Let’s start with HC.

In case I failed to mention it earlier HC, you are incredibly queer. I do not offend ANYONE who posts here, just you and that simpleton nuys. I make valid points, and I don’t “intertwine it with preposterous accusations”. HC, you can intertwine with my ball bag.

Why are you so suspicious of everything? I was hired by a rather rotund, slovenly lady by the name of Lydia Mathers to discuss this issue on the website. Is that so wrong?

And now for Nuys. You vaginal bloodfart. Don’t blame the Sherman Oaks movement for making people think it is okay to slam Van Nuys dirtbags. It was ALWAYS okay for people to look down on trash. Dirty, bus taking, no English speaking, paint spattered, coarse mule-haired chunks of feces.

And now you guys make ME out to be the bad guy! Please try to redirect your negative energies towards something more fruitful. Like maybe moving to a decent neighborhood, like I did!

Bye Now!

HackerChecker

Nuys, I agree with most of what you say and point out that they are often a few bad apples in any lot.

As an example, take this Bouche character. Now he claims to have been hired by the President of the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council, Lydia Mathers, who opposed the name change. If true, then I was right about him being a plant and making rude posting to make the proponents look bad. If untrue, then he is just a prevaricator who should probably just be ignored. My two cents, anyway.

Mark Bouche

HackerChecker you Alabama Hotpocket,

Leave Lydia Mathers out of this, the poor woman has gone through enough. She lost her epic battle to stop the name change, she weighs over 400 lbs, and she just recently found her missing dog wedged in between her buttcheeks. The unfortunate hound had to be put down. Leave it be, HC, or are you one of those people who enjoy picking on the grotesque and obese?

Although I WILL give you points on the vocab word “prevaricator”, you can prevaricate my hairy ballsack. Your two cents aren’t worth two pesos. Like the dirty little people of Van Nuys, you are a poop stain on the underwear of life.

Now please have the decency to leave me, and my spot on observations, alone.

Thank you, and as always-

Bye Now!

nuys

You know, I have been reading through this guy Mark Bouche’s posts over the last week or so. He is a disgusting, foul mouthed individual who should be ashamed to call himself a human being.

But I have to say, some of his arguments are starting to make sense. I was at a bus stop in Van Nuys the other day, and the wind changed direction, and the smell of body odor from my fellow passengers hit me like a ton of bricks. I realized that, despite his rough exterior, that Mark Bouche has a heart of gold. And valid points.

I think I may becoming a Bouche convert. Possibly, a disciple? I have now started going to other websites, spreading his message of common sense and acceptance, as well as to his own website, http://www.markbouche.com.

I am big enough to admit when I have made a mistake, and I may have been a bit hasty in condemning this man. He is good, decent, and, dare I say, a genius?

Yes. I DO dare say. God bless you, Mark Bouche!

nuys

H.C.

I doubt that Bouche was hired by Lydia Mathers. It would seem that if that were the case, this is something that would have stated a while back as opposed to recently.

I think he finally jumped in because he felt comfortable enough after the last city council vote.